Log of the first bike ride to the South Pole. Daniel Burton, owner of Epic Biking rode a bike from Hercules Inlet on the coast of Antarctica to the South Pole. It has been attempted by others but Daniel Burton is the only person to actually do it.

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Friday, January 24, 2014

Whiteout Pic

This is a good example of the whiteout conditions I biked in frequently. Notice that the background is nothing but white, and you can't even tell the difference between ice and sky. Without being able to see the sastrugi, riding on days like this was very difficult. Also, I had problems being able to keep my goggles free of fog when there was no wind and it was higher humidity like here. So I risked snow blindness and frostbite a few times so that I could almost see where I was going.